BILL NUMBER:A10587
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
to authorizing the issuance of distinctive license plates to members of
a community emergency response team
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To authorize the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles to issue distinctive license plates to active members of a
community emergency response team.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends the
Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new § 404-x which authorizes the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to issue distinctive license plates to
active members of a community emergency response team. The member to
whom the plate is issued would be required to pay an annual service
charge of 525 in addiction to the regular registration fee, and the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles skill retain the authority not to issue
such plates if he is not satisfied that the annual service charges will
recover the costs of the design and manufacture of the plates.
JUSTIFICATION: Thousands of men and women in the state of New York
dedicate their time and resources to serve as part of the Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT), a program that is dedicated to assisting
emergency response agencies. CERT educates people in local communities
about disaster preparedness including tire safety, search and rescue,
medical operations, and much more. The state of New York is privileged
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10587
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 8, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMEL, McKEVITT, GOTTFRIED, SCHIMMINGER,
DenDEKKER, COLTON, MILLMAN, STIRPE, TITONE, KOON, TITUS, JAFFEE,
ROSENTHAL, CARROZZA, CASTRO, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. ABBATE, BOYLAND, BURLING, CALHOUN, CONTE, GABRYSZAK, GUNTHER,
JEFFRIES, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, ORTIZ, REILLY, SCARBOROUGH, SWEENEY,
WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta-
tion
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
the issuance of distinctive license plates to members of a community
emergency response team
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 404-x to read as follows:
S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM. 1. ANY MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM
SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE EMBLEM AND
WORDS "C.E.R.T. MEMBER." APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE
FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL PRESCRIBE, AND SHALL BE VERIFIED ANNUALLY BY THE APPLICANT.
2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE
APPLICANT IS PRESENTLY AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM.
3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR
REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE
AND AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
4. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL
NUMBER PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER IS SATISFIED
THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED PURSUANT
TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER THE
COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15584-01-0
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